Five said that they had been arrested by the judicial police in the Loxicha region on various dates, namely one in 1996, two in 1998, one in 1999 and one in June 2001; all of them - except one, who said he had been forced, under threat of death, to sign blank sheets of paper but had not been beaten - said that they had repeatedly been beaten and threatened; one said that he had received electric shocks.
Cinco afirmaron haber sido detenidos por la policía judicial en la región Loxicha en diferentes fechas, a saber, uno en 1996, dos en 1998, uno en 1999 y uno en junio de 2001; todos afirmaron haber sido objeto de múltiples golpes y amenazas, salvo uno que afirmó haber sido obligado a firmar hojas en blanco bajo amenazas de muerte pero no fue golpeado; uno afirmó haber recibido toques eléctricos.